Ketubah : Jerusalem, 1888, November 7

Published/Created:

Jerusalem
1888 November 7

Physical Description:

1 l.
color illustration
72 x 48 cm.

Notes:

Bride: Rahel [?] bat [?].
Bridegroom: Nisim Gershon n. [?].

Abstract:

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 3rd of Kislev 5649 (1888) at Yerushalem. Document has a scalloped top with two registers. The lower register contains the text of the ketubah and the upper register contains a vase and branches with flowers. The two registers are bordered by a design of blue leaves with red and yellow flowers.

Topics:

Ketubah --Jerusalem
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

Topics:

Jerusalem --Religious life and customs

Topics:

Nisim Gershon

Language:

Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Genre:

Hand coloring
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts

Format:

Mixed Material

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Digital:

Art of the Ketubah

Call Number:

Hebrew MSS Suppl 44 (Broadside)

Orbis Record:

8437005

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1162030

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2040853

PID:

digcoll:3507384